Kirk Bondad Wachsmuth of Baguio City, Philippines was officially appointed Mister World Philippines 2022 on June 5, 2022. He held the title until 2024 because Mister World was not held from 2020 to 2023.
Mister World Philippines 2026
On July 25, 2026, Wachsmuth’s successor will be crowned at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the second edition of the national beauty pageant that selects the Mister World candidate of the country.
A toal of 20 men will compete for the Mister World Philippines 2026 crown. Here are the candidates:
- Jason Lawrence Salvador, Aklan
- Aaron Beau Davis, 28, Albay
- Jser Sinfuego, Angeles
- Raymond Paris Cabuco, Baguio
- Mark John “MJ” Quiroz, 24, Bataan
- Vandave Lopez Paragas, 26, Bayambang, Pangasinan
- Jesus “Jessie” Bello Guinto, 27, Bulacan
- Logan de Leon Culp, Canada’s Filipino community
- Shon Villanueva, 17, General Santos
- Christian Villarin, Iloilo
- Aldreg Allan Alvarez, Laguna
- Harvey Joshua Sagum, 26, Malasiqui, Pangasinan
- Kistoffer Alexei Cruz, 33, Manila
- Wendell Oliver Pamfilo, Nueva Ecija
- Christian Manalo, Pampanga
- Alex Herberich, Pangasinan
- Sean Kyle Ortega, Quezon City
- Leinard Curachea, 20, Sariaya, Quezon
- Archmyltz Angel “Archan” Perez, 28, Tanauan, Batangas
- Michael Alfonso “Mikey” Soliven Carter, 19, United Kingdom’s Filipino community
The following were originally listed as candidates but they withdrew from the competition:
- RaÉd Al-Źghayer, 31, Basak, Cebu
- John Eric Hernandez, 31, Candaba, Pampanga
- John Paulo de la Cruz, 28, Lucena
- Kennedy Ebueanga, 21, Santa Rosa, Laguna
- Rizmel Cabigao, 24, Santa Rosa, Laguna
- Aaron Jo Reyes, Saudi Arabia’s Filipino community
- Jether Bustos Palomo, 24, Taguig
Kirk Bondad
Wachsmuth was born in Germany to Patrick Wachsmuth and Jane Bondad Wachsmuth. Patrick is German and Jane is Igorot.
On November 23, 2024, Kirk represented the Philippines at Mister World 2024, competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết Bình Thuận, Vietnam and finished in the Top 20. On April 28, 2025, he represented Baguio at Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2025, competed against 25 other candidates at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City, ranked second and was crowned Mister International Philippines 2025.
On September 26, 2025, Kirk represented the Philippines at Mister International 2025 and compete against 41 other candidates at the MCC Hall, The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan in Bang Khen, Nonthaburi. He won the title.
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